immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
youthful; young; young-looking
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
rare (or peculiar) animal
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
like this; this sort; this way
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
absentmindedness; peace of mind
anything and everything; just about everything
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to have a talk; to tell a story
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
such; this sort of; like this
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
something; some kind of; for some reason
journal; magazine; periodical
monthly publication; monthly issue
library; book collection; paperback book
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize